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Brandian Ross

{{Short description|American football player and scout (born 1989)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| current_team =

| image = Brandian_Ross.JPG

| caption = Ross with the Oakland Raiders in 2012

| number = 27, 29, 33

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|28}}

| birth_place = Richmond, Virginia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 191

| high_school = Meadowbrook

| college = Youngstown State (2007–2010)

| undraftedyear = 2011

| pastteams =

| status =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 150

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 2.0

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Pass deflections

| statvalue4 = 9

| statlabel5 = Interceptions

| statvalue5 = 2

| pfr = RossBr00

}}

Brandian Ross (born September 28, 1989) is a former American football safety and current scout for the Green Bay Packers. He was originally signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2011, and by the Oakland Raiders in 2012.

College career

Ross played at the collegiate level at Youngstown State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/team/roster/Brandian-Ross/2b1aee3c-ab87-42d3-aaae-c6d6560adc29|title=Brandian Ross|publisher=Green Bay Packers|accessdate=March 13, 2012}}

He played safety his first three seasons before he switched to cornerback. Ross recorded in 45 games played (33 starts), had 223 total tackles (135 solos and 88 assists), had seven interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

Professional career

=Green Bay Packers=

Ross signed with the Green Bay Packers in July 2011 as an undrafted rookie and spent that season on practice squad. Ross wound up again on Green Bay's practice squad in 2012 season after the Packers waived him at the end of training camp. When Reggie McKenzie offered him a spot on the Oakland Raiders 53-man roster on September 19, Ross didn't hesitate to sign.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/nfl-rapidreports/21460211/raiders-db-brandian-ross-takes-advantage-of-multiple-position-opportunities|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628204429/http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/nfl-rapidreports/21460211/raiders-db-brandian-ross-takes-advantage-of-multiple-position-opportunities|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2013|title=Raiders DB Brandian Ross takes advantage of opportunities|publisher=cbssports.com|accessdate=December 27, 2012}}

=Oakland Raiders=

On September 19, 2012, Ross was signed by the Oakland Raiders.{{cite web |title=Brandian Ross Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/14697/brandian-ross |website=ESPN |access-date=15 December 2021 |language=en}}

=Miami Dolphins=

On August 31, 2014, Ross was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. He was waived on September 23, 2014.

=Oakland Raiders (second stint)=

Ross was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders from the Miami Dolphins on September 24, 2014. On December 7 on the first play against the 49ers he intercepted Colin Kaepernick for his first interception of his career.

On September 5, 2015, the Raiders placed Ross on injured reserve.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/177873/oakland-raiders-cut-22-players-including-shelby-harris-and-max-valles|title=Oakland Raiders cut 22 players, including Shelby Harris and Max Valles|first=Bill|last=Williamson|date=September 5, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2016}}

=San Diego Chargers=

Ross signed with the San Diego Chargers on December 30, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/12/30/bolts-sign-pair-veteran-defensive-backs|work=Chargers.com|title=Bolts Sign Pair of Veteran Defensive Backs|date=December 30, 2015|first=Ricky|last=Henne|accessdate=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401015527/http://www.chargers.com/news/2015/12/30/bolts-sign-pair-veteran-defensive-backs|archive-date=April 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}

=Denver Broncos=

On April 18, 2016, Ross signed a one-year contract with the Denver Broncos. He was released on August 29, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-part-ways-with-11-as-75-man-deadline-nears/7a1023ab-d4db-4257-9511-54e79fa9d990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030043102/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-part-ways-with-11-as-75-man-deadline-nears/7a1023ab-d4db-4257-9511-54e79fa9d990|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2017|title=Broncos part ways with 11 as 75-man deadline nears|last=Mason|first=Andrew|date=August 29, 2017|website=DenverBroncos.com|accessdate=July 27, 2018}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2012OAK

| 14 || 1 || 20 || 17 || 3 || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2013OAK

| 16 || 13 || 75 || 56 || 19 || 2.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

rowspan="2" | 2014MIA

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

OAK

| 13 || 10 || 55 || 40 || 15 || 0.0 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0

2015SDG

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|4524150113372.05270792000

Scouting career

Ross became a scouting intern for Packers in 2017 and was promoted to a full-time position in 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2020/06/03/green-bay-packers-promote-scouts-demetri-goodson-brandian-ross/5311375002/ | title=Packers promote Demetri Goodson, Brandian Ross to new scouting roles | publisher=packersnews.com | date=June 3, 2020 | accessdate=May 26, 2024 | author=Wood, Ryan}}{{cite web | url=https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/01/24/packers-promote-former-safety-brandian-ross-scouting-role/1063548001/ | title=Packers promote former safety Brandian Ross to scouting role | publisher=packersnews.com | date=January 24, 2018 | accessdate=May 26, 2024 | author=Cohen, Michael}}

Philanthropy

In 2013, Ross launched the clothing line Unity Over Self to help raise money for children with autism with Everette Taylor.{{cite web |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/vanessamcgrady/2015/09/13/everette/#3529aa4526e0 |title= Failure Is An Option And Other Advice From Millennial Marketing Genius Everette Taylor |website= Forbes |date=September 13, 2015 |accessdate= July 12, 2018}}

References

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External links

{{Commons}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120927065326/http://www.raiders.com/team/roster/brandian-ross/2dddbcb2-a909-46c8-8fc8-816b2a1849cd/ Oakland Raiders bio]
  • [http://www.ysusports.com/sports/fball/2010-11/bios/ross_brandian Youngstown State Penguins bio]

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football cornerbacks

Category:American football safeties

Category:Green Bay Packers players

Category:Oakland Raiders players

Category:Miami Dolphins players

Category:Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia

Category:Youngstown State Penguins football players

Category:Green Bay Packers scouts

Category:San Diego Chargers players

Category:Denver Broncos players